Emergency Medicine Foundation Announces 2013-14 Grantees
Two-Year EMF Fellowship Daren M. Beam, M.D. Indiana University Direct Fibrinolysis to Treat Acute Pulmonary Embolism $150,000…
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Medical Conversations are on Twitter, not Facebook, and That’s Good
When Twitter initially launched I was largely skeptical on how it could be utilized in medicine. Initially…
Is It My Heart, Doc?
This is an important question. And I have to try to answer it every day. Sometimes several…
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, Dr. James Mitchiner wrote in ACEP News (August 2012) that he was committed to single…
The Signs Are All Around Us
This one goes out to the late, great Andy Rooney. I’m just old enough to remember Rooney…
Moment Slips Away, But Patient Doesn’t
What’s more fun than a resident turning bright red? A resident turning bright fuchsia!! Yeah! Well, during…
A Slice of Chocolate Pie
My daughter finished school at noon. I had packed the car that morning, so we all piled…
Value of Emergency Medicine
In addition to a press release issued at last month’s Leadership and Advocacy Conference to highlight the…
New Study: EPs Key to Reducing Health Care Costs
A recent study by the RAND Corporation found emergency physicians are key decision-makers for nearly half of…
One for the Team
“Sorry, Dr. V. It’s Dr. F. on the phone. I tried to present the patient but he…